Winkle Twinkle is a 2026 Bengali-language political drama film directed and written by Srijit Mukherji. It is based on the play of the same name written by actor and playwright Bratya Basu. The film, produced by Firdausul Hasan under the banner of Friends Communication stars Ritwick Chakraborty and Parambrata Chatterjee in the lead roles. Later, Rajashree Productions collaborated with Communications to produce the film. In November 2024, Mukherji shared a poster for the film showing a broken statue of Vladimir Lenin with two actors sitting in front of it. Winkle Twinkle is one of Mukherji's films adapted from dramas, with his previous film adapting the play Julius Caesar. The film was distributed in Bengal by PVR Inox Pictures in theaters.
The film revolves around a father named Sabyasachi Sen and a son named Indra. It primarily focuses on Sen who disappears from police custody in January 1976, and later "reappears like Rip Van Winkle to find a completely transformed world and family." A teaser for the film lasting 1 minute 26 seconds was released on July 30, 2026. Winkle Twinkle is set for a release on September 4, 2026. A song for it was recorded by Shreya Ghoshal and Tamalika Golder. The film's shooting started some time after November 25, 2024 and was wrapped up by January 26, 2025. Several comments about the roles, plot and theme of it were issued by the director, actors and producer.
It was heard in mid-2023 that Srijit Mukherji would acquire the rights of the play by Bratya Basu and direct it into a film. However, the announcement of the film was made in November 2024 along with the caption that shooting would be started very soon. Basu commented that he had faith in Mukherji despite that his play was for the theater. Later, Anashua Majumdar and Angana Roy were stated to be included in the film cast. In December 2024, Shreya Ghoshal and Tamalika Golder recorded a song which Mukherji posted about on social media. Another song named "Na Thaka Priyo" from the film was released on YouTube focusing on the central theme of it and love, emotions. A new poster for the film was put out in April 2026 showing a blood bag with two bridges. The movie was originally set for release in January 2026.
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